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Flight Experiments

How can ships navigate safely even when satellite signals are disrupted? How can hazardous underwater work be carried out from a safe distance? DLR is presenting answers to these questions from 1 to 4 ...
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Legacy munitions in the North Sea and Baltic Sea pose a danger to people, the environment and infrastructure

Legacy munitions in the North Sea and Baltic Sea pose a danger to people, the environment and infrastructure ...
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Neues Technologiezentrum Drohnensicherheit startet in Cochstedt

Das Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI), das Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) sowie das DLR haben am 18. August 2026 das neue Technologiezentrum Drohnensicherheit ...
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China leads in offshore wind energy – Germany and the EU fall behind

More than 15,100 offshore wind turbines are in operation worldwide – with China operating more than half of them. China has seen rapid growth in offshore wind capacity in recent years, with installed ...
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GRACE-C – German-US-American environmental mission has been extended

The German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the US space agency NASA are continuing their gravity field measurements from space with the 'Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - ...
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Study shows: Drinking alcohol on long-haul flights could affect the health of sleeping passengers

Study on the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on long-haul flights Study examined the impact on sleep, oxygen saturation and heart rate of test participants A study now published in the journal ...
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Moon and Mars test site for robotic missions

On 26 September 2023, the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center in Oberpfaffenhofen opened its Moon-Mars test site. Among other things, the test site allows researchers to test their exploration robots ...
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These crops grow in Germany – six-year analysis

New Earth observation datasets reveal the diversity and usage of agricultural land. Estimates of water requirements and pest susceptibility are also made possible. Sentinel satellite data was analysed ...
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Erhöhtes Sonnensturm-Risiko – DLR beobachtet Weltraumwetter in Echtzeit

Am vergangenen Wochenende sind am östlichen Sonnenhorizont mehrere besonders aktive Sonnenfleckenregionen erschienen. Zusammengenommen erreichen sie eine Größe, die mit der jener Sonnenfleckenregion ...
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DLR und Conair vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit

Das DLR und die kanadische Conair Group haben am 10. Juni 2026 auf der ILA Berlin ein Memorandum of Understanding unterzeichnet. Der Schwerpunkt: die Zusammenarbeit bei der Brandbekämpfung aus der ...
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DLR and NASA continue joint space radiation research with DLR radiation detector

Space radiation poses a significant health risk during long-duration astronaut missions. To develop protective solutions, comprehensive and consistent radiation data is required from beyond low-Earth ...
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Accelerating climate-compatible flying with AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning support the development of energy-efficient aircraft configurations. With these methods, complex flow phenomena can be predicted more quickly.